Talk:Café du Monde

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[edit] Photo

The photo on this page is not a good representation of Cafe du Monde, as it is taken at an angle that really shows a walkway leading up to the restaurant in the foreground, and the bulk of the photo is the building across the street from the cafe. We may want to update this with a photo of the cafe itself taken from across the street.SpikeJones 21:02, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Yes, the part that we see isn't even the building; it's the outdoor extension that they set up. – Minh Nguyễn (talk, contribs, blog) 20:55, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
As the previous top photo showed more of the Lower Pontabla Building across the street than it did of Cafe du Monde, I replaced it with a photo showing more of the original location. (The previous top photo and others can still be seen on the Commons link.) -- Infrogmation 06:03, 7 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Post-Katrina Aftermath

"It is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, except for Christmas Day (and days when "the occasional hurricane passes too close to New Orleans," according to the shop's Web site), and is patronized by both locals and visitors."

Terrible irony post Hurricane Katrina. Is the Cafe still there? :(

One AP article states that is it still standing. Source: "Iconic locations in New Orleans damaged by Katrina," found at WWLTV.com --B.M. Barnes 04:57, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

When I was there in September 2006, the Cafe was open, but no longer 24 hours a day (it was closed between midnight and 6 am). Their website does not make mention of this, so maybe they are back to 24 hours now? Capmango 17:52, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

I go to school in New Orleans. It's open 24 hours again. Nothing like fried dough to wash down a Hurricane (no pun intended) at 3 AM. Eclectek C T 23:04, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Don't forget the chicory coffee to jolt you back awake!  ;) ArkansasTraveler 18:32, 29 December 2006 (UTC)